Parental Information

Food in School

Healthy Eating

At Ashby Willesley Primary School, we believe that promoting healthy eating habits is essential for the overall well-being and development of our pupils.

Breakfast Club:

We offer a selection of cereals and/or toast and a drink. Occasionally, other breakfast items may be offered, such as crumpets and brioche

School Dinners

Children have the option to order a school dinner or bring a packed lunch from home.

We have our own kitchen on site and healthy, nutritous school meals are available to order on a daily basis, cooked by our catering partner, Relish.

Parents are encouraged to order meals in advance - meals can be ordered here. The menus are changed each term. The current menus are below and run from 27th August 2024 - 20th December 2024 

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Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a free school meal, currently paid for by the Department for Education. School Meals for children in Year 3 to 6 currently cost £2.60. Payments for school meals (and school events, residential visits and day trips etc) are made online through Parent Pay. Our School Meals Debt Policy can be found on the policies page here. 

Children may also be entitled to Free School Meals based on family income. Applications are made through the School Business Manager, please email your full name, date of birth and national insurance number to sbm@willesley.leics.sch.uk the application will then be made on your behalf with an instant decision returned. It is important that parents claim this support (including children in Years Foundation to Year 2) as children that qualify for income based Free School Meals will also be able to access extra support in school.

We encourage healthy packed lunches, Any items including nuts are NOT permitted in packed lunches or as a snack, please see our allergies policy here. 

Snacks 

At Ashby Willesley, we promote the consumption of healthy snacks during break times by encouraging students to bring whole pieces of fruit or vegetable (these can be cut up).

All children in KS1 are offered one free piece of fruit/vegetable per day through the government scheme. 

Celebrations/Events eg Birthdays

Only wrapped, shop bought, packaged treats are permitted as birthday treats, with ingredients/allergens clearly labelled. These must not contain nuts. 

Drink 

Children are encouraged to have a water bottle at school which they can access throughout the school day – only water is permitted and is available throughout the day.

A milk scheme is operated through ‘Cool Milk’ which provides milk cartons during the school day. This is free for 4 year olds (once registered for the scheme) and subsidised for older children. See www.coolmilk.com to register your child. 

Allergies 

We are an allergen aware school. Parents/carers should inform school of any allergies or dietry requirements. Please see the allergies policy here.

Please contact our school office directly for more information.